“Chris Christie plays the victim card”

When New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie held a nearly two-hour long press conference on Thursday in response to the damning emails indicating some of his staffers were involved in closing the lanes of the George Washington Bridge to punish a local Democratic mayor, there was an expectation America would hear about the many people who were inconvenienced.

Instead – in Christie’s approximately 15-minute opening remarks alone – viewers heard the governor say “I” 114 times and “me” or “my” 42 times. At the end of the day, the person who seemed hurt the most was Christie himself.

Among Christie’s “woe is me” declarations were:

-“Lying to me is not an exhibition of loyalty”

-“It’s a sad day for me.”

-“I am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here.”

-“I am embarrassed and humiliated.”

Christie, a Republican establishment favorite to run for president in 2016, made sure to hammer home one point in particular: I am definitely not to blame. Did I mention, I’m not to blame?